IXLWAYS IN GOOD CONDITION
w . "a; _,
‘ A loll-r Kiowa lie. Killing We room
. “undiluted-alpine! others
DAIVILLE. 9a.. Oct. 9.-—A large boiler
inu’twn‘penoue lurtaatly, curiously injur-
ing four and slightly wounding a more or
by. ..
The (load
small child.
> 'l'he seriously injured are Thomas Croa-
irieil. a mill manager; Robert Reid. Bush
Yorrlek and Clinton Major. The boiler
was 30 foot long and woe one of the lar-
gest on the place. There was. no warning
of the explosion, and the sound eculd be
heard for a great distance. The p‘noea of
iron were thrown in every direutlun, and
some were buried hundreds outlet.
The house of ; John Burns, {tone to the
scene of the explosion. was completely tia-
moliehed, and from the ruins were taken
the bodies of his child and Castleman.
Several of those injured are in a serious
condition and are not. expected to live.
Thooauso of the exploeitin is unknown,
are John Gentleman and o
For the next 30 days, all our men’s ”.00 and $3.50 ‘
Orient Toe Tan“
5 hoes, ,
Reduced to
’ $2.00!
\
.3- Do not fail to
; examine these goods
. before buying
Elsewhere.
M. H. GLOVER’S
Double
Shoe
Store. . . . .
U
Ito and 42 Wall Street,
Norwalit, Ct.
_ Everybody's Shoes Shirred Free.
,
,5 Illlllflilit‘
WE ARE ASKING"
Your Special attention to our
NEW FALL SUITINGS!
And fine line of
Furnishing Goods
For Men and lioytz.
Harlot;r consolidated the Nurwalk stock with Ilic Sentli Not walk fillii't‘.
We find many will lots" that will he closed out at cost.
W
w. A. BENEDICT a. co.
John A. Camp. Successor.
lilo WASHINTON ST.,
What is It?
that prompmyou tobuy your idiom u
So. Nor-walk.
one atom rather than antither? Itin't it. M‘“
atylc. quality. tit durability and price ilh
to the shoe and prompt and eourtomu
but it his suspected that there was no wa-
ter in the boiler or that it got too low.
‘ STORM OFF QUEENSTOWN.
A Famous ship Breaks Adrift and I-
Probably Loot. Willi Eight Mon.
Qi'tzrzwsrown, Oct. ti.-——The gale which
began early in the week continues with
increased fury. All the buoys in Queeim-
town harbor have been shifted, some be-
ing driven, a quarter of a mile from their
positions.
The Dauntli'ook liglitaliip, having a
crew of eight men, has broken adrift and
is believed to have foundorud.
Danni. rock in about four miles from
Qutmnstown and la familiar to thounands
of A riterlcau travelers as the point where
Atlantiolinors plying between Liverpool
and the United States horiin and end
their ocean records.
The Belgian steamer l’onnland. which
sailed from Liverpool for Philadelphia.
has failed to report here. iloth vessels
encountered the full force of thogalo.
Germanic'a lloatawain Drowned.
Livi‘i-zi'nm, Oct. il.——-'l'lie‘ litiilltiwulll of
the steamship litll‘lllilnltl. from New York
Sept. :it), was washed overboard and
drowned off tho Irish coast in the gain
which has prevailed.
oseooo KILLED m CUBA. ‘
Pennsylvania's Old llnifimek Reported
Killed by Spaniards.
Pniianntt'nia. (lot. lt—A report reaeli-
0d the students of tho l'niycrstlty of Philly
HylVllliil! that tho fautoua halfback of tho
varsity football team. William 1). Osgood,
who has for st‘ycrzil months lrct-n lighting
with tho iiia‘urgcnts in (Tuba. had been
killed by tile Sillililill‘lle. (lagouti had iii
ways lit-en ono of the most ptmolar tut-i:
in the university, and his fainonsa knight
of the gridiron with the champions of 393.
had made him known all over the country.
’l‘iio detailed account of his death woe“
to the cil'cct that that: iod. who had llt‘l'il
promoted to tho rank of major in the in
aurgcnt cavalry. had led a charge of his
' mun against a fortified Illlhililln strongly
liol l by the Spaniards. lie was unable to
make .anynlinpresoioii on the enemy.
though with rare courage he fought his
way through the Snanivh ranks with but
a few followers by bit eillc. Surr “nailed
by scores of Spanish infantry, he finally
fell nxlinuelotl from his saddle and were
booked to picctm.
No War. San Iiitcliie.
l.o~<no.\'.tii-t. li.--»llipltt lion. t‘. Ritchie,
Coinorrutirc member of parliament. fur
(‘roydon and president oftho board of trade
in tho cabinet. speaking at t'roydon lint
owning. said that he won able to dtwlnro
that the uovornnu-iit policy was not to
suppress tho ’l‘urltkli empire. but toe-i-
(li‘ui‘lllti with the powum to secure a butter
eyr‘ll'lil mf government, with European
guarantee»; for both t'hristiuns and Mt»
llulilillntlulli. "\l'oort- not doing to launch
a war," said Mr. llicliic.
Johnson Break: Two \Illu Record.
t'un‘Atai. tint. il.~~.lolin S.*.iolinson
lirok‘o thowurid'u record for two inilm.‘
paced. flying start, at the New Garfield
park truck. llo imido the ride in :l min.
lllt'h‘ 5w, 3-5. seconds, breaking the record
previously held by llcrln of :l minutw
t‘.t loam-outta iiiado at l.oui~'rillu, Nov.
lr‘. 155th. The first milownu imido iiil
liilililln ll 2'3 seconds and the htitilinll in 1
minute .‘i? 1-5 seconds.
('nplaln and Crew Loni.
HALIFAX, tivt. il.~’l’ito Norwegian hark
Ariadne, t'oplaln l’iliilailii. from tirenock.
in hall-mt. for llay Vertc. ran ashore below
tin-on covo, five miles mm. of liiuonisli.
during: an lllln‘llil'ly mile and went to pit-cm
iinnictliatuly. The captain and nine of the
crow Were drowned. (flirtation Johnson.
tho second main. and a youth uutnod .iu-
ltani‘ia ltuvenhnrg are the only aurvlvora
of a crow of lL‘.
Treaty "l‘l‘l’l‘l‘ll llllaoln and Franco.
llililin'. (lcl. ilw'l'lio Kolnlsche Knitting
uvucrta that a written treaty of alliance he
in existence lictwnon llnsuia and Mauro.
but. that it is only dolonsivo iii it~ pr )-
visions. 'i‘lio \‘oxsieelie Zeitumx doubts
the accuracy of this report. and asserts that.
tip to 'i‘llimiti)’ night. thodrnftof the treaty
had not been signed either by the czar ul‘
l’roiildonl l"nllrc.
The Hopi-Fa llotnrn.
S'i‘. Jonas. N. lt‘.. Oct. il.~—'l‘lio atoninor
llopti. whioh conveyed the l‘uary expctii‘
tion to tirvcnluini, has returned born after
meeting with drtiporntn WOIIl-iltli‘ in the
will. The Willi-(ll was nearly driven «idiot-u
on .‘dtquolen inland. owlng'to the (lililipMH
being injured. throwing nor in miles out
i of her course ’
Aii liieeudlnry Shot.
LIMA, l’oru, (let. l|.-~At Guayaquil on
in the Reading Iron workl exploded. kill. ‘
more other persons at various point: near :
one often on the part of the proprietor an.
iialoainun? If t tone are the film induce.
month we look for a liberal eliaroof you
. patronage. ‘
H. 5. BROWN,
90 WASHINGTON STREET.
.M... 4%-
RESTORE
LOST lilillll
. Witt-it in deltlvl win! loose for Nenntiv. fir-taint]. Lou of Seattal rower tin either
. om, imp. 'v-it , It‘mpiiv. Vfliivlut‘lt! anti otter “retina-m .., from any man. In!
harlot S on. limos thud-mi and tall .lyiiv out. My reamed. it existed. welt
boulder. n all: fatal Medial now have, weird, for ’Imt: 6'ill9P1‘l‘f ,3 on. With
v -\ would in. uni-ow to tun.- i‘it inland ”to money. Add!“
1.. Listened. ohm.
row; ‘5 . . piq
Ill“. MillilL‘l
[creole a limit drug rm
South Norwulk. Conn
lnrondiary wan naught in the out. of firing
l a building and won shot. All it»: qu‘wt.
- thorn, and tho {lilwil‘llllllillfr‘lliiifl appointed
r eomtnittova to (trait-it and to feed tho-to
who are left in a condition of head by the
great fire.
Verdict In an Alienation ('aao.
l.or‘KPou’i‘, Mo. (lot. il.—-~l\lra. lClivubeth
Wiliion. who Hliiitl Mrs. Mary liotiltor and
Mrs. Margaret. lirockwoy. her nit-itcrwln-
law, for fritttiou for alienating her butt
band's ail'collonst. reuolytttl a verdict of
$1.750 after it week'a trial.
"I'J'Oll'n‘l’ll'tnfr l-‘ur McKinley.
OMAHA, tint. lt_-A special to The lion
from Lincoln. huh. eaya, “A. It. 'l'uliiott,
prom-tit law partner of William J. llryan.
has lltitilfll'ml his intention of voting for
McKinley.” ,
w...“ ....... m... ..-....~...
General 0. A. Sheridan Dealt.
waaiiixerott. Ont. t).-Genttrel (teat-go
A. filial-Idea of imflifliui‘in. eaten famous
political another. died It the National rich
Mmi Way. to Harem an. .
~ the variour stationa.
Well
back to the tailor.
$10. $l2.,$lb,
We Sell
Ila ls.
F urm'slungs,
Trunks and Bags,
Swen fees,
Golf Suits.
Dressed Men
aren't fled to the failor's (ape any more. Hundreds
of men are leaving um fashionable tailor for the
fashionable clot/"er this fall.
. dozens of these men every day, and they'll never go
e
We're 'filtmg out
Why? Because we show them the same class goods
in our tailorvmade clothes—equally as well tailored
”and fit them as well. :for half the money or less.
Every clot/tier doesn't have a class of goods to suit
this class of menwwe do. '
Prices run like this:
$18.$2o.$25.
The famous Alizarine dye black clay warsteds, fancy
plaids, invisible plaids and checks in the fas/iianab/e
mug/i goods. Look in the front window.
32 saved on every 33 Derby you buy here; every one a
35 but. Lesser prices Ills $2.50, $2 and $1.50.
»Elas.&(o.
Open Monday, Friday and
“Saturday evem'ngs.
BRIDGE POI? 7'. CONN
A'i‘iia’x'i“)i'.“(ictf’n.'~~:\titieeo recon-on by
The Journal from combined olliolal and
unullieial sources it; the total Democratic.
majority of. tin, it’ll at the stale election.
This estimate is based upon the vote for
Atkinson for governor. which is in runny
cows loss than that cast for the other state
tilivt‘lJtiS. lt iii not believed that tho oili-
eial returns willinatcriaily alter this esti-
mate. ’i‘hc legixlature is almost Holidly
llomocrai it: in both branches, insuring
practically the unanimous election of ex-
Spcalzcr Crisp to the senate to succeed
r‘rnator Gordon. 'l‘wo constitutional
tuncndnwnti-i were voted on. and both \ycro
carried overwhelmingly. One is to pro-
vide for the increase of the supreme court
from three to six justices and to provide
for their election by llze people. The other
is to make the state school commissioner
elcotix‘u,
Many More Nation at Canton.
l'AX’l‘OV. 0.. Oct. it—(‘antnn'e streets
Wcru again crowded yesterday and last»
night. Forty earlonds of finely uniformed
and decidedly: musical visitors crowded
about the McKinley home. Pennsylvania.
Hiiio anti lndinna Rent. delegations. Pitta»
burg Italians wnyedUldtt‘lory hythe hun-
drcd a“ they marched from the l’cnnuyl-
Vania depot. lndlanu shortly afterward
tried to outdo thorn in music, cheers and
line drills cf liilllll‘illiii‘ uniformed clubs,
Market street. leading to the McKinley
house. was filled with marchers. ’l'lm
t‘lovolond first voters, who came last, kept'
the crowd: on tho eidowalks cheering.
Major McKinley addressed each of the via»
itingtlulegntions.. Bin-Lieutenant (inventor
ll.illo of liarsm-husoita was among his
caller-i. .\lr~'. .l, Ellen Foster and danglr
for of lawn ramc from i‘hicngo and took
lunch at tho McKinley home.
The ligurea In Florida.
.l\<'k.~i).\'\ii.i,l-f, Fla. (let. newton he
turns to date of Tuesday‘s state tlit‘i'l.iliii,
mohrociiii: till out of tho lili‘.’ precine:s
(and all but about Lotto of the total vote.
arc: liloxham them. i. '3t,.‘:‘. 1-. Murphy
tlicp.i. Twin; \lccks ti'tip,i. will"). t‘om~
plotc returns for ‘29 counties of tho it. in
ii.” stale blitlw a low of 1A per rein iii the
total llotnoci'otio vote ”3' compared with
iv"). The indications are that the total
win of the Male did not exceed infill"), of
which llloxliuni received about '37,".‘oll, as
compared with Shoot for Mlll'llt'il illcnio
in loll-3; Huiilvy tltop. t. about Haiti. and
“coke tl’op. i. about. i. too llioxhain‘s
iua_,ority over all is about. futon.
All titration to l'airuichr niitl linehnrr.
t'illt'.\t;ti. (let il.-licuurttls Palm"? and
ltn'kiicr were the principal speakers at
tho rally of National liemoeratu at. the
Auditorium liihl evening. The hall, Willhil
neala rhino. was tastefully llocorutcd with
float: and hunting. bluu anti gray lining;
entwined. The hall was iillod with people,
and thousands had boon turns-downy. ’l'hu
generals were given on ovation, tho audi-
coco riding on Human. cheering and wuv
ling lingo. tieiicral l’ulinur Mild in tho
courm of his t-ipeocli that he did iioi accept
iiio noiiiinullnti of tho, Indianapolis own.
volition with unyoxpttutailon of carving
t‘lilitii‘wiiw Republican or the l’opuliiat
party. but as u lleiiiiiertit.
fierialor Hmltli'n l'oaition.
\V’Asntto'l'ox. (lot. li.——:~'onator Smith
of New. Jersey in in the city, and whim
ttslmtl by a reporter if he intended to sup-
port Mr. iii-you raid: "1 will vote for and
support. the regular lioiiiocrntie noniinuw,
but. i will take no part in the campaign."
llo Hllitl that, no did not expect. to make
any upooolioa In the cmnpniun, but Would
give hie advice as to tho eotilluot. of the
Democratic untiipuiun if it. wore nought
by the party leaders in New Jersey.
Faerotary Iiifmtdcrfer‘a ltotimate.
\V.\iitli.\’tt't‘n,\‘. (let. ll.~—-.‘4tiortttriry illicit
tlcrfor of the Miller party him given out an
eatliitttto on tho election. He gives liryou
as: pltmtorul vomit. McKinley 101‘ and
[NIH .‘m in the doubtful column, this loot
being made up of Iowa, Maryland. Min-
neeota, New Jersey, Wont Virginia and
Wiuconaln. .llo aoncudaa Now England.
New York and Pennsylvania to McKinley
tint claiina for Bryan all except those
flutes and those in tho doubtful list.
Iiryln In Iowa. .
Htmix llama. tint. u.~—Willlam .l. lil'ymt
who received with great (llllrllllriili‘lili by
the people of iowaon his trip from (“MI
cage to this city. Speeches were matte at
The principal atop!
Wore tit; liurllngton and Utidtimllapitle and
Mareliailtomt. where he was greeted by
immense nuttieureii. .
Humid-i New interior Minintor.
or. Permeation. out. 0..»th MM.
otnior onkuoli,,(iyldenhrunt ha- been ap
pointed minister of the interior.
Winning
.Its
Way!
\l'ltv taki- tin: chances?
All is out high grade coffee
Mrtilia and
Our Mocha and java
that is (tilled
java.
blend is. pronounced great,
and its :urely winning ils‘
nay into public. lat-or.
if you love line coffee buy
my Mocha and Java blend.
Blaster and bluff make no
lasting g‘tmi impression. ‘[
l c.icvc l have a line article.
and want the public to know
and ctii :y it.
.\ lift‘il lot just in.
LORENZO OlBBLE,
ll North Main Street.
. THE CELEBRATED
D
Hazietcn
and
Cross Creek
- - GOALS
Ftilt RANGE AND FURNACE.
Those (foals are free front dirt
and slate; will he delivered by
careful drivers. Send order
for sample load and satisfy
yourself that our claim in cor-
rect.
“400w—
RAvuoue BRO&
,Io. Herb-lit.
Mott’s Nerverine Pills
. ‘ ' . " ‘The. great
i. _ , remedy lor
" 1' nervous pros
tratio n and
all nzrvfmim
" diseaseco tie
‘ 4“!” MM.- ' generative or
liiih‘tlltil AND A l‘iltyl’illfiii. gang “f Cillifif
sex, such as Nervous Proetration, Failing 0!
lost Manhood. lmpotcncy, Nightly Ext—.55.
sions, Youthful Errors, Mental lFerry, ex-
cessive use of Tobacco or Opium; which
lead to Consumption and Insanity. $l.0t
er box b mail: filtrates for $5.00.‘
lion's carillon 00.. Prop 3. lliemland, at;
Sold by all (trumpets.
D. w. RAYMOND.
Funeral Director
and Embelmer.
a: W-ohin out In.“
lo. "overalls. '
Mum. We
Hotel
in? it
. the iiiilrxil of shit!!!" to his checks.
5 a shaman sit-lowest.“ .
A deep’ning will olmnFeo the hint.
A low nmriaur 'Mfipt‘ri the trees,
And (11311610316! from crime lifeloeo bout:
_ Danae rmrriiy in the breeze.
The plaintive cry of timid bird,
Aaawiftly hemeward as they soar. ,
Rovitcheod from afar ll! heard.
, Amid the outer: of hedvou’e roar.
, At last the misty curtains creep
Arid o'er the woodland'e verdant green,
Like haunted visions. slowly awaep,
Leaving earth roiqilendent seen.
0h. joyous wood! Oh, happy elinwerl
What bliss to life thy Vinita bring!
Thy touch in magic. to the flower,
Borne on fairy wing!
. wNew Orleans Picayune.
monies FRIEND.
“You, but when, I)iol»:-wlieiii" anxious—
ly inquired Mme. llirardln.
"You must leave that to me," replied
Dick lialetcn. “You must trust molar-
plinitly. We will seize the first favorable
opportunity, of course, More than flint i
cannot tell you now. We nmstcnnccive
some pretext for reiiio‘ving your husband
beforehand, until when my visits to you
must in! an lnyiolablc secret or our plot
ting willrevcrt to our own destruction.
And now I'll be going—in ease iiionsiieur
turns up unexpectedly."
“ Youwwill come lit-loin, tomorrow. Dick?
Do!" she pleat‘icd. "I feel so iii‘trvoua and
apprehensive when you are gone until you
return. You will conic, llickt‘” .
“\‘t’i-doin nllVl‘it'S ’.\'o.’ Lint I will.
Gondby, Winnie!"
As liicli ilalstou walked from the house
into the street Iii. (limrdin walked in.
The latter turned quickly anti eyed the. re-
treating: man with :i questioning glance,
lllll‘llt'l't‘fii‘flliiyhil‘lVlllg to rcenll his feu-
turcu. Juet fiil'll the concierge emerged
front his sanctum.
“l Oll'xht to know the man wliolia‘: jinn.
walked out of here," said N. (iirai‘din ro-
ller-t ivcly.
"You ought to, inonsicnr,” echoed the
concierge. ‘
There was the snsp‘ioiou of a smile on
the, porter-'3 face and mort- than a aura»
pit'ion of lllt‘iillilig in his tone.
“liow!” ejaculated Iii. tilrardin snap-
pislily.
“l’ordnn. YIlOlelt‘ill‘. I did but mean that
he calls- often to soc utensil-pr.“
"(Talia (lilt'll to sec inc?"
"Ur madame." added the man.
“Ur—Z" .\l. tili‘ai'tiin controllctl himself
in the presence of the ccncicrgc. "Ali. lie
is a friend of iii:iilaiin“.~23” iic calmlyadded.
"One «21' \Vilillil‘R' i-lnglish fricndo!’Y be
mentally cxclainml as he mounted the
stairs.
f‘lllil‘lllit‘ll'iis reclining. looking pale aml
tlcjccn-d. Hm Sprain: to her feet tiS‘ilI'!‘
husband entrrctl.
“ Vii-furl it is you. dear! liuw curly
you have come. home today!" “
3i. iiiraniiu looked lira-lily at her while
he wow hit; own interpretation around her
remark; then he said: '
“You; I out earlier than you expected.“
The constraint in hie manner and no
lnfcrcntiril Suinctliiim in his \‘Uix‘c pricktd
iit‘l‘ sensibility to danger.
"What is liit'lililtit‘r':” ~lic inquired. “is
anything wrong. \‘ivtor‘. "
"Nothing," lit‘ repliedabruptly. ”Nollie
ing that i know of."
Then he sat. down and perused :1 paper
to give hisuii‘c .tn opportunity to explain.
but relic. l'l‘lltfillii‘ll silent, with iicrlcars :iud
1iil<giting<ami her longing for the. inor-
l‘tiW and Dick ll;il~tnn'.~' pl‘iilt‘«’lillg]il't's-
cnec.
)l. lill'dl‘lilli mi“ 1 jeweler with a shop in
the Rue ti“ ill l':ii\’ (llJllt luxuriun: sci-m d
flour attachment in the line (in l-liuimui‘g
Si. “0an the other sitle of the Mode»
li‘iiit‘, l'itlit‘ it).' Hit English cml‘ ~'3:}"ui.tl
the English church, for mons‘icui' was a
i’l‘till'hiillil end his wife on itluglhh wont
:iiiwlni ililti i‘l'l'tilti't illlllil considcrultle
fortune. llw liti~iiic-'~'. cw r it failure lic-
l'oi‘x lwio lliiil‘i'i'ifll‘. tool; it [ll‘tl‘3lll‘l'llll5 turn
lilillll‘lil.’il"if.' hie v» ilt~',-‘ money a.- litvtl him
in opening the ~1in in Elm lluc tll‘ lti l’aix
.‘ilill il'ili ii-lill'l'4lll‘tl cwi' siiivc.
Now. lllltllnll‘lll' liatl griltlt‘ti ilitotho li:tlii..~:
of clot-hworl. iczuizii iry. leaving for b ‘i"
“(‘8‘ lininwliatcly after breakfast. inkling
his dcjcnncr at u neighboring cafe and to
turning immc :it l in the afternoon ready
for a read, a gin-iii. :i littlc. xiinpping or
an idle stroll “'2‘. h lti< who £1ii)ll;.‘iilt‘illilli"-
\'lll‘tlHlit’fiil‘t‘tilli‘lt'l‘. \Vilillt‘ll'l‘iifllllil‘lillllll’.‘
ml illll‘. that pzzrtiv'iiiartlay to break through
his estaitliai cu routine wo~l (itiitcolililcn
and front hi< mind i lli‘ l'ollnn'ingtlny when
be searched lut'n pretext to do likewise,
and he it'll his ship two hours earlier than
nimcthrouinry with an excuse that drove
lie was
irointz to play the spy upon the one Women
ilt‘l‘\i'f’1~l\t‘li. uiid \xhom be had honored
illlli trusted lwlorc nll ‘lliit‘r’i.
As he reached ins boom in the Ituo tlu
Foulmui'g >l. llunoi‘c tho lilusli of shame
was soddcnly tI\'i‘l‘\\'il|‘illlt‘(l by a. iliisli .uf
linger when lic ~i’:\\' a man iotic from the
llilllfitl.~1tt'iiitl lithcly into a waiting cab
and tiriw away of toll .r‘lit't‘ll.
it \\a< inadatiie'e l'illgliih friend.
a. .l r a n v._. o
.\ week passed. lliek ilnlston had cone
tinned to visit .‘lnic. tiirurilin at irregular
hour»: of the day. “trying: lwtwcen the
limo of M. tiimrdin'u ticiinl‘liil‘l' for bust»
lie-to and ii'N return. And in that. real; it
startlinx changi- in madam-”s appearance
and manner ilillillill‘ali‘d itself to nioneiour'a
olth-i‘vnnt. eye. l‘sutilly so placid and sell
' pmacasctl. alto had grown restless. nervous
and dejected. She. was snppmsuina it to
crot alto «lured not. divulge. yet feared
wuuZd cocape. you inonoliuir‘aexplanation.
llo li.ul asked no question. but had recoll-
cd to tomanry harlot: met. the Englishman
at \l'itmlo’a liniiit' before their marriage.
The root wn'H-asily izuceaoti, even if the
iziirntimwzw not readable in lilawit'e‘a face
and l ilf‘f‘i'll timncotior. Tho cxnmzcrntotl
\\'i'il'tlllll' with which rite greeted lilo ltoiiuu
t‘tlliliiitz each day. tliouttli llllllt' hit of atrat
niacin. did not blind hint for it limintuit.
Anti ii' the frigid ntlliiitlo iic III-it adopted
frightened her, mt WHH apparently the t‘lillti,
“'an it not the outcome of her own folly?
And each awaited the title of emote.
()noiiay u nicN-nger knocked at mn-
damc‘a door. handed in a note front flick
“aileron and deported. Madame torn npt-u
the envelope and read tlietucemgo; then
in haste alto aatdown and wrote tipui'in
blind. toicuratit form which the had in
reitdlncpti for thin emergency:
Mort m'u tomorrow at Mela. [lent to travel
ri‘ptiratt‘ly. Wirinm.
Site directed it in Diet: l‘lnlolon, and.
walkiouto the window, glam-mi down into
the street. V.‘e'tillrlted with her inspection,
she. ileum-titled the ataira to the atrttet door
and waxed iii-r l . to attract the attun-
tloii of it man it . aim hail obeerved
from the. Window. The lliiii'i answered hcr
alunal wit it uliu'rlty.
"Will you take thin to the telegraph
ofliru forum?“ sheathed. “It Is loip’orA
unit. and urgent. “
Him gave him some colitis and mpieiitod
him to when the exam for kill trouble.
'l‘iioe are returned to her ammonia anti
. arc notmwhut they say.
tom weatherman mam
urine for a journey. ,
The lililn, having claimant.
lug. walked brlokly am the ,
instead of entering the telegraph .‘ ~;
continued his ctourw alone flit! 31*
Honore, through the Pines V,” V i
the Rue do in Fair and turned l
elev’s ubop. ‘ . . ..
M. (liranltu wait in his prim”. _
alone. and the man proeen‘ Militant
telegram form without common
sieur recognized his wife's boom
and his brow clouded cautiously '
lug read the tliatmtcli. he in 3
man to send it from the nearestw
ofllce without delay. For halibut.“ ‘
word he sat in his office still and
driving his thoughts into a cool,- , , '
channel. Hie plane nlnt“M,‘hfiW W
manager and made ammmenlalioho ‘ ‘ L
sent a few days; then he left, the she}:
walked quickly to llll-l bank, where he ,
a substantial aura of money in" rim“
lent form. He was startled, 'bnt‘hah‘m
wise surprised. at the clerk’s atalflmilii: .
"Had you arrived three minutes earlier, “
monaieiir, you would have met um. (115 . ‘
rardin hero." . . , , ,
"Oh. " he replied to an careless a tone.-
thc sudden announcement would permit
him to assuiiio. “Ztlme, llimrdln barium) ,
on u. similar errand to mine, 1 dare say?”
“(July on a larger scale, monsléurg"
smiled the cleric. “Madame exhausted her
account. " 1' 1‘- '
“Ah !" repeated M. Girardin as be pooh
etcd his money. He made no furtherm-
spouse, nor did he invite further remark.
He knew more of itrndame'e reason for
withdrawing: all her money that day than
that batik clerk‘coitld tell him. '
t c a a o r O:
At a Paris terminus madame, {route
corner of one. compartment, furtiveiy
watched a man o‘ntcr another. There «his
loss rial: of discovery leaving Paris than
than together. and when the train glided ‘
out of the elation the sweet breath of roihzf
fanned inadame'a face. but it was only
transitory. Danger would lurk until the
frontier was solely crossed and the lan-
guano and costume changed front French
to ticrinan. '
Madame was unaccustomed to solitary
traveling, and full ten hours had to crawl
by ere lllctv. could he. reached. Certainly
she had much to reflect upon, but ina
stuteoi nervous tension it is difficultto
impel onc‘s thoughts along any desired.
routc. Her tumultuous meditations ne-
siiltcd in sleep. and site awoke to find.
l‘agny. the French frontier station, slnk<
ing into the evening' twilight and No-
venue. the German aristom house, in near
View. Then she breathed more freely than
She had dared during the past fortnight.
Immediately danger was in the rear. What
the future Would bring was a question for
the future.
The train crawled into Metz just as
darkness settled down in earnest. The
station was indih'ercntly illuminated, and
as site alighied she, visually swept the plat-
form. The smile that she had summoned
vanished. and her heart gave a downward
“.hrob of bitter disappointment, ‘
Whore Wfif-i in": Had he changed his
mindwan‘d alighted at an intermediate
station?
A voice spoke over her shoulder.
“Surely your English friend has not
played you fzilser‘f '
Madame turned quickly and confronted
—hcr husband. ‘
if either exhibited embarrassment, it
was certainly not madame. M. Girai‘din
in the l‘tilll'st} of the. journey from Paris
had drawn St‘l't‘l‘Ill mental pictures of this
meeting. but the actual differed from them
all. She stood before him with eyes filled
with ltii‘C—Cilitl’ sober love exhibited at a.
crisi: before lill‘ pzissiontifc outburst.
"I have known [lick Holster) from child-
hood." she replied. “and he never broke
faith with anybody. But we camiot tall:
hero." .
Hhc led the way to the stufly
half deserted waiting room.
“Where in he, then?" satirically inquir-
ed nitinl-‘it‘ur. "You animated to meet
him here?"
“ lie is in Paris,“ she replied.
"He turned coward before your deparh
titre. " ' .
“ilow blind you are, Victor! Cannot '
you gum what Dick is going to data
Paris during our absence?" '
“solving eoiuindrume is not my forte."
"liitsl'. is a London detective. He is in
Paris on professional business. Cannot
you guess now?"
"Again. no!‘
-‘ Vii-tor!" the name. broke from her like
acry. "Won‘t you confideiii mo? Dick
anti l have conspired to save you. Ido
not believe that, you are guilty of—Aii’ what
flit-y would have arrested you for but for
liick‘s‘timcly warning and scheming. I
know there is tome explanation; that you
Wtitl'l‘ yiiu ('Oll-
tide in me}... We are sale now, door. Diet;
titty." they will not follow you over the fron-
tier, :iiiti" —-
Elie stopped.
face puzzled lit-r.
"\Vlnniu." he said. “what do you mean?
I fail to understand your allusions. "
"l meow-Al moon the mining. Oh, you
know! \l'oii't you confide in me now?"
"tin my boner, Winnie. your words are
riddle»: to me." He Hpoko emphatically,"
truly.
Then she explained to liitn bow thoLon-
don police had Hilfillt‘t'tt‘li that English mun-
fcrt’cit eoiim wrru being imported from
Paris; how they had gained the tin-opera-
lion of lilt‘ lt‘rutieli police. who hadtritclfed
the miners to .\l. Hirnrdln'e jewelry «hop,
and how llick Huh-iron had heenacnhw
Paris to lttpcriiitund their arrest, To all
of which Ill. lill‘itl‘tliil listened with stupe-
facllon. Then he emphatically denied on
knowledge of the affair and moved that the
Part: tlclel'tit‘t‘e had made egregious twee
of thcnisclrtw. .
"They are to make a raid on your shop
tomorrow." added Winnie. “That is why
we lured you hero today, taking advantage
of tho jt-iiloimy you had displayed at Dick’i!
not» and my tulcneo. And Dick felt eer-
tuln that the man you llllll oitiployod to
watt-Ii his continue and mince would take
my telegram straight to you." '
M. hirartlin had begun to knit hilt
brown. llo consulted a time table. and re-
tui'u'mg to madame rotiiarkud with a train
hit-d voice that fortunately there was it
nlglitexprt-m to I’ltl'iii, and he would be
able to reach his shop in tho ltuutlflh
l‘alx before the mill woo begun. .
"Home lililt‘ ago i let an clmtrimlly
lighted luteentcnl l'ihlll to two inel‘i por-
pnrtlng to be small working gtiltltlmifihl."
he added, "and i eurpoct that the coining
apparatus will he found thorn. I won note:
though
The amazement in his
note, but i never nonmetal, until now"--
They returned to Paris by the night .1.
presittmd found M. filrartlln’it lawn milk
plolona conditioned truthr.‘ ”totem
wait sincerely apologetic for his ‘
but, iii. if inn-«ii a would mm listen to hills ‘
"You and Winnie have rertalaiymaiio it"
iiilatako on a foundation hardly netball:
tome. but i have mode a Meet fool ‘ ‘ .
"myuelf. i not: your pardon, moanimi’.‘
Bfl “oi (”WM”) 0m “to
,
quite mtiailcd‘ with my sithmrvauoim‘fin». _ L
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